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03-14-2011, 11:59 AM | #1 | |
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O2 Sensor Cleaning
This is more of an academic question than anything. I know it's almost just as cheap to get an aftermarket sensor, I'm just more interested in the responses here. I am replacing an O2 sensor on a car (not my own this time) and have managed to pull an old OEM sensor off at a junkyard. When I think about the years of exhaust gases blowing past it and, before I go through the trouble of installing it, I would like to try to clean it up a bit.
Any suggestions about how I could do so without pulling off platinum catalyst along with it? If you really must know why I would want to do this- it's more of a project for me than anything else- I prefer to try to fix something before I get a whole new one. I also rebuild alternators (and even starters) when economically it would be more viable to just replace them. Thanks, Techniker |
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03-14-2011, 12:26 PM | #2 | |
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Re: O2 Sensor Cleaning
I would think you could use a propane torch to clean plugs & H20 sensors.
Don't forget to use Anti seize compound. Caution - Remove plugs when Aluminum heads are cold. H20 sensors canbe hot, but be careful. |
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